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In December 2013, researchers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope announced that they had spotted evidence of geysers blasting into space from Europa's south polar region
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originally posted by: gortex
a reply to: skyblueworld
NASA discovered Geysers on Europa in 2013 but then they disappeared , it's possible they may be back.
In December 2013, researchers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope announced that they had spotted evidence of geysers blasting into space from Europa's south polar region
If they have rediscovered them it would be a lot easier to sample the water of Europa using the geysers than drilling through the ice.
originally posted by: EvillerBob
originally posted by: neoholographic
Is this just hype or could this be an announcement related to life?
NASA will announce new findings about Jupiter's ocean-harboring moon Europa during a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT) on Monday (Sept. 26).
"Astronomers will present results from a unique Europa observing campaign that resulted in surprising evidence of activity that may be related to the presence of a subsurface ocean on Europa," NASA officials wrote in a media advisory Tuesday (Sept. 20).
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The internet is buzzing that this "suprising activity" could be related to life.
I thought we promised to attempt no landings there?
originally posted by: halo0verhorns
Why keep us waiting? What are they formulating?
originally posted by: skyblueworld
Hydrothermal vents on Europa would cool. On Earth vents are teeming with life, regardless of whether the water is acidic or alkaline - doesn't matter.
originally posted by: JimOberg
originally posted by: skyblueworld
Hydrothermal vents on Europa would cool. On Earth vents are teeming with life, regardless of whether the water is acidic or alkaline - doesn't matter.
Good thought. Access to the liquid water under the thick, THICK ice is the key impediment to a real sampling mission. If they've located regions of thinner ice or even sporadically clear of ice it would be significant.
NASA" - We have received a message :
"ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS EXCEPT EUROPA
ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE
USE THEM TOGETHER
USE THEM IN PEACE"
(2001 a Space Odyssey).
originally posted by: BIGPoJo
a reply to: neoholographic
Are they finally going to admit that the rust staining on the surface is from bacterial growth?
Or are they going to let us down again with boring data?
originally posted by: kountzero
I am pretty sure i saw a scientific source tweet yesterday mentioning the presence of something that looks like "clouds" over the ice surface. Would these be methane? no atmosphere for water clouds and too frigid anyway at the surface.
originally posted by: nightbringr
originally posted by: BrianFlanders
It's just NASA being NASA. They have to be announcing some kind of "exciting possibility" at least once a month to justify their funding and existence. They've been doing this trick for as long as I can remember. Although they've gotten more brazen in recent years with announcing things that sound more exciting than they are.
It used to be that just announcing that a comet was going to hit Jupiter was cool enough to get people interested and excited.
You're kidding, right?
originally posted by: Soylent Green Is People..... NASA astrobiologist Chris McKay has been a propoenent of a mission to either Europa or Enceladus that could gather a sample of water for detailed analysis --
originally posted by: AndyFromMichigan
I don't know whether it's NASA or the media or both, but yeah NASA discoveries tend to be wildly over-hyped. It's likely to be something that's scientifically interesting, but really not a big deal to the average person.
originally posted by: Gothmog
NASA" - We have received a message :
"ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS EXCEPT EUROPA
ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE
USE THEM TOGETHER
USE THEM IN PEACE"
(2001 a Space Odyssey )